What is CVE-2018-9377?

CVE-2018-9377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2018-9377?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2018-9377

In getIntentForIntentSender of ActivityManagerService.java, there is a possible way to access user metadata due to a pending intent. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8, 6, 7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

References

security@android.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9377?: CVE-2018-9377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-9377?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.